Here we have a divine natural earth mined oval cut ruby and sparkly exceptional white diamond ring hand crafted in 14K yellow gold circa 1980.
This custom made ring is entirely crafted by hand with no machined or cast elements.
There are 16 points of VS clarity 1.5 point F/G color round brilliant cut diamonds set into the shoulders of this pretty ring cascading down from the central heirloom quality natural ruby.
The exceptional quality natural ruby itself is oval cut and measures 6.22mm x 5.22mm x 3.70mm weighing 1.18 carats.
This pretty ruby is a pink red - the color is extraordinary and beautifully intense! Like all precious rubies the color looks different in different lighting conditions- showing more vivid red with less pink indoors and more intense pink red outdoors.
It weighs 2.5 grams approximately.
This ring is a size 6 1/4 US. It can be sized within a range.
Inside the shank there is a 14K metal fineness stamp. Professional testing confirms the same.
The top of the ring measures approximately 1/4" long along the hand and rises 1/4" high off the finger (6.2mm, 6.2mm).
It is in excellent condition and is ready to gift or to wear.
A full appraisal is included with your purchase of this heirloom quality natural ruby ring.
It shall be sent in a presentation box for safe keeping.
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many rubies seen in modern jewelry and rubies set as replacements in vintage and antique jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. There are also sapphires treated heavily with beryllium treatment to imitate rubies. In recent years rubies have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Oftentimes this clarity enhancement may appear on certificates as the note(s) “residues” or “minor residues” or perhaps “foreign substance”. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a ruby. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell rubies with these treatments.
The photos form part of the description. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
